Right to Repair Clears Texas Legislature with Unanimous Support
If signed into law, Texas would become the ninth state to enact Right to Repair legislation.
If signed into law, Texas would become the ninth state to enact Right to Repair legislation.
The International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers is calling for stronger legal protections to uphold hospitals’ ability to repair—and choose who repairs—their own medical devices.
In what could be viewed as a controversial stance in the HTM field, AdvaMed submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), expressing concern at a proposed rule-making in favor of national “right to repair” standard. Their opponents hold a vastly different view.
If signed into law, Texas would become the ninth state to enact Right to Repair legislation.
New York passed the first electronics right-to-repair law in the U.S., which Right to Repair advocates hope indicates a greater sea change.
Read MoreThe law that was passed in New York represents a major win for the Movement, and has grand implications on medical equipment maintenance.
Read MoreA report from U.S. PIRG Education Fund found the constrained market for wheelchair service and repair in the U.S. makes long delays common.
Read MoreThe Clarifying Remanufacturing to Protect Patient Safety Act of 2022 was stalled by a large collective of medical industry professionals.
Read MoreThe new bipartisan House bill would require medical OEMs to make parts, tools, and repair manuals available to powered wheelchair owners.
Read MoreThe remanufacturing of medical devices may start to become a larger part of the Right to Repair movement conversation.
Read MoreIf the bill passes in Colorado, it would be a first state in the nation to allow consumers to repair powered wheelchairs